45: Doing Productive Work with Thomas Frank
The Knowledge with David Elikwu
How Do I Make My Website Faster?
"I knew like this world, I am deeply embedded into it. Their grades don't matter," he says of his previous girlfriend. "My focus should be, what's the next article? How do I make my website faster?" she asks him. The pair met in November 2013 and have been together ever since.
David speaks with Thomas Frank, a writer and video creator passionate about helping people become more capable and productive.
Thomas is the founder of the College Info Geek, a blog to help you learn effectively, spend less time studying, and become more productive (even if you're not in college). He is also a Notion power-user, and creates tutorials and free Notion templates on the side.
We talked about his background and his story and everything that has come along with his path, about how to nurture your own creativity and how to channel it into producing a consistent body of work that has a lasting impact.
And so you're gonna hear us answering a bunch of questions like how do you find your passion? And how do you pick which projects to start? And then, how do you know when to quit? And how do you deal with success?
📜 Full transcript:
www.theknowledge.io/thomasfrank/
📹 Watch on YouTube
https://youtu.be/O1XzyCrxlCM
👤 Connect with Thomas Frank:
Twitter profile: @TomFrankly | https://twitter.com/TomFrankly
Instagram profile: tomfrankly | https://www.instagram.com/tomfrankly/
Website: thomasjfrank.com
🗣 Mentioned in the show:
College Info Geek Podcast | https://collegeinfogeek.com/
The Inforium | https://art19.com/shows/the-inforium
The Dip by Seth Godin | https://amzn.to/3TDIcJM
Ryan Holiday | https://ryanholiday.net/
Sara Deistchy | https://www.saradietschy.com/
Yahoo Geocities | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahoo!_GeoCities
Wanting by Luke Burgis | https://amzn.to/3AcZfeS
Discipline is Destiny by Ryan Holiday | https://amzn.to/3USSjeJ
Feynman technique | https://fs.blog/feynman-technique/
Nassim Taleb | https://twitter.com/nntaleb?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author
Back to The Future | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088763/
Gifts from your past self | https://www.theknowledge.io/issue45/
The Sunk Cost Fallacy | https://www.theknowledge.io/sunk-cost-fallacy/
👨🏾💻 About David Elikwu:
David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.
Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge
Newsletter: https://theknowledge.io
Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com,
Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge
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🧭 The Knowledge
On The Knowledge Podcast you’ll hear from the best and brightest minds in business, entrepreneurship, and beyond. Hosted by writer and entrepreneur David Elikwu, each episode features in-depth interviews with makers, thinkers, and innovators from a variety of backgrounds.
The Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity and business, all designed to help you think deeper and work smarter.
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